Research Article

Application of PET Imaging in the Brain Regions of the Emotional Control Loop in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Table 2

The difference in the average uptake rate of the two groups of emotional control loops before the peak of the multibrain area [Bq/(cc·min)].

GroupingLeft prefrontal cortexRight prefrontal cortexLeft striatumRight striatumLeft hippocampusRight hippocampusLeft thalamusRight thalamus

Healthy control group0.34 ± 0.020.24 ± 0.020.14 ± 0.010.09 ± 0.010.12 ± 0.020.11 ± 0.020.21 ± 0.020.08 ± 0.01

GAD group0.15 ± 0.010.15 ± 0.020.09 ± 0.010.09 ± 0.010.06 ± 0.010.11 ± 0.010.45 ± 0.030.14 ± 0.01

t value3814.2315.81012029.7718.97

P value<0.05<0.05<0.05>0.05<0.05>0.05<0.05<0.05